I Smell A New Cupcake Shop…and A Snickers Cupcake Creation

A couple of weeks ago my good buddy Amanda was visiting CA and you all know what that means? Lots and lots of bakery hopping for us. We have made it a tradition to pop in as many fun bakeries as possible any time we are together…..kind of like how we did in NYC

Here we are in NYC…. bakery hopping fools!

So, first up is the brand new cupcake shop in Downtown Disney….”The Cupcake Store.” As you can see, it is nothing fancy, just an outside little building. Inside are some very tasty cupcakes….wait till you see them!

You get a cute little box for every cupcake ordered so you can take them to go without them getting smashed. We ordered 4 Cupcakes to sample….the Cookies and Cream, Chocolate with Vanilla Frosting, Vanilla with Strawberry Filling and The Celebration/Confetti Cupcake.

Here was our setup. We used a table right outside of the shop, covered it in purple tissue paper and positioned them so we had the beautiful Disney Tree in the background

Aren’t these the cutest? Love the candy straw in the Celebration Cupcake.

As Amanda and I were snapping our cupcake photos, we ran into Amy from “Do You Know The Muffin Pan.” She stopped us because she recognized us from our blogs, it was so much fun chatting with her. Go check out her site, she has some great ideas for your muffin pans!

This cookies and cream one was by far my favorite. Great frosting and soft chocolate cupcake inside!

This pretty confetti cupcake came in 2nd place. It is adorable and very tasty.

….and yes, this is our cupcake graveyard scene. Talk about sugar overload. It was worth every bite!

I heard a rumor that the cupcake store is only at Downtown Disney until Janurary 9th. I hope its not true and they’ll consider staying longer. Such a fun little stop! Hope you can try them!

At any rate, these were worth the $4.95 per cupcake. Had a blast with Amanda and our cupcake photo shoot, stay tuned for our next bakery adventure

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Chocolate Mousse Filled Snickers Cupcake

Amanda and I went back to my kitchen and created a cupcake inspired by one of our favorite cakes at Jones on Third in LA. They have the most beautiful Snickers Cake that tastes like a dream. Our cupcake was a huge success! The chocolate mousse filling and chocolate butter cream frosting with Snickers on top take this one over the edge Hope you enjoy!

Imagine the box of gelatin to the right is not there (we didn’t end up using it for the mousse) then picture a small carton of sour cream is pictured over by the cake mix:)

Heavenly chocolate buttercream frosting

Delicious chocolate mousse filling!

Fill em’ up!

Our gorgeous Snickers Cupcake Of course this was a horrible cloudy day and was nearly dark when we took these photos, but boy were they good!

2. To prepare mousse, whip heavy cream with a stand or electric mixer until looks like whipped cream, until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in melted chocolate that has cooled for 5 minutes. Continue folding until well combined then transfer batches into a piping bag. When cupcakes have cooled press the tip of the piping bag into the center of the cupcake about 1 inch then press mousse into center. It doesn’t take much, just one firm squeeze is perfect. Continue filling all the cupcakes.

3. To prepare frosting, beat the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa and vanilla until well combined and a nice frosting consistency. Spread over cupcakes then top with chopped Snickers.

This looks awesome! I miss snickers. I hardly ever get to eat them since Logan is allergic to peanuts. You should come link this up at the Holiday Recipe Exchange: Chocolate. There’s a $100 Scharffen Berger gift basket for the winner.

I love the pretty pink foil cupcake liner from the confetti cupcake! Your photography skills just get better with every post, I hope you know that. And Snickers cupcakes?! Those pictures speak for themselves.

Loved the pictures and couldn’t help but notice and giggle at the fact that your camera is almost as big as you! I saw a tweep on Twitter just yesterday wanting to know what lens made for that circle effect with the background lights; what did you use?

THANKS JENNY! You’re the best!! I had so much fun and have been telling everyone the story. Not everyone gets how cool it is though haha. This is definitely a better audience for it.

BTW I made those cream cheese butterscotch pumpkin mini pies for thanksgiving… they were a HUGE hit. Though my Dad insisted on putting whipped cream on top of them, even with your topping already there. Hehe I couldn’t stop him so I just ran with it.

Jenny, I have always thought your pictures look AMAZING These ones look so great too.. and the cupcakes as well I am so new to this whole food blogging world, just started my own a couple months ago but my pics are terrible.. I am using a dinky Cannon. What kind of camera would you suggest I buy to make my pictures look better?

Those cupcakes look yummy! I always mean to stop by there when I’m at Disneyland but I always end up filling up on the cupcake sampler in Disneyland. I think they even have them at the candy shop in downtown Disney. Best mini cupcakes ever.

Jenny, you and Amanda are such truly special women. Love seeing you both having so much fun together. That looks like such a fun trip to Disney & you are right-that cupcake shop should stick around longer than January!! Awesome seeing you yesterday XO

I am attempting mini cupcakes with this recipe because of a cookie exchange. Hope it works out! They sound so delicious. I did buy some York Peppermint Patties to put on top of half of them because it is a Christmas cookie exchange.

Jenny,
Your photography is AmAzInG! You really know how to make things look yummy-er! I think I would love to make your cupcake…but use Skor on it or Reeses Peanut Butter Cups! I am drooling as I typed this! Thank you so much for your wonderful blog! I love checking it out!

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